Title: Who says you can only grow plants with water?

Broad Question: Can seeds grow in different liquids?

Specific Question: Which liquid: Milk, tea, vinegar,orange juice, soda, water, and water with miracle grow will be the best liquid for bean seeds to grow in?

Variables-

Independent Variable: Different types of liquids

Dependent Variable: Growth of seeds

Variables That Need To Be Controlled : Bean seeds, amount of liquids per cup, environment, temperature

Hypothesis: I hypothesize that the water mixed with miracle grow will result in more seed growth than any other liquid.

Hypothesis Graph:Barbra Streisand

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Experimental Design:

1.) I will conduct my experiment on my indoor porch at my house. I decided this would be the location of my project because there is a big window for sunlight and the room temperature remains the same throughout the day for the most part.

2.) I will be the only person involved in this experiment.

3.) I will probably complete 2-3 trials of my project.

4.) When I complete my trials I will first record my data on a piece of graph paper, and then enter it onto a spreadsheet on the computer.

5.) I am going to conduct an experiment that will help me determine which liquid: Milk, tea, vinegar, orange juice, soda, water, and water with miracle grow, Will be the best liquid for two different seeds: Corn and bean, to grow in. To do this I will take 7 different cups for each type of seed and label each of them with the name of the liquid it will contain with a permanent marker. I will then place the cups in a shallow baking pan. I will pour 8 fluid ounces of different liquids into each cup. Then I will divide my two packages of seeds into seven even piles each. I will then slowly add the piles of seeds into the proper liquids. To keep track of my seeds and document the process I will write down how many seeds are in each cup, and how many seeds break their shell and begin growing or germinating everyday. After a week of doing so I will measure each sprout in centimeters. I will do this with every sprout for both types of seeds and liquids. After, I will record my data on a graph.

Detailed Procedure:

1.) Label 7 cups with the type of liquid: Orange juice, tea, milk, soda, water, or water with miracle grow, that will contain and bean seed.

2.) Place all the cups in a shallow pan.

3.)Pour 8 oz.of the different liquids into the cups labeled with the name of the liquid it contains

4.) Open the packets of seeds and divide them into 7 even piles

5.) Slowly add the piles of seeds into the cups. One pile of seven goes into the orange juice, one piles of seeds goes into the tea, and so on.

6.) Place the tray with the 7 cups in it in an open room where the temperature doesn't change dramatically.

7.)Keep a daily observation table. Write down how many seeds are in each cup, and how many seeds break their shells and begin growing or germinating.

8.) After a week of observations, measure each sprout in centimeters.

9.) After taking these final measurements you should be able to determine which liquids are best for growing bean seeds.

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Background Research

Growing plants in water instead of soil is called hydroponics.

Plants need support, nutrients, protection from adverse temperatures, an even supply of moisture, and they need oxygen around the roots.All plants need these seven things to grow: room to grow, the right temperature, light, water, air, nutrients, and time. All plants like to have room to grow. The above ground portions of the plant need space so leaves can expand and carry out the job of making food. Roots also need room to grow. Plants growing in small spaces will have their roots crowded, and that results in smaller amounts of growth.

Most plants like temperatures that most humans like. Some may like warmer temperatures while others may prefer cooler temperatures for best growth. It is always good to know where plants come from so you can make them feel at home. Most plants like to have cooler temperatures at night and don't like to be in a drafty spot.

Deciding on the soil the plants should grow on is an important element of gardening. Whether you choose growing them indoors, or outside in your garden, there are certain things you have to keep in mind. The location you plant on must be chosen wisely, the soil must be appropriate, and last but not least the allocation of the different flowers or veggies should be nice to look at.

Plants won't grow in any liquid, but will grow in good soil that is regularly maintained and fed. By keeping soil moist but not wet, a plant will get the best chance to grow as it lives off the soil to develop and grow. Too much moisture/liquid/water will result in the plant being swamped and unable to grow. Fertilisers and other growth products can be added to the water to provide a more nutritious feed but only if the soil is properly managed and maintained giving the soil the right balance for the plant to feed off. Experiments have been tried throughout time to see if plants can survive feeding off other types of liquids, but invariably the results have been negative highlighting that water will always be the main ingredient to ensure the growth of a plant.

References

experiment, the time you've finished your, you'll know what type of liquid the seeds you've planted like the best-, the worst. Some seeds may grow quickly, iced tea, vinegar, orange juice, and club soda. "In Which Liquids Do Seeds Grow Best?-A Botany Experiment - TeacherVision.com." Teacher Lesson Plans, Printables & Worksheets by Grade or Subject - TeacherVision.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2012. <http://www.teachervision.fen.com/seeds/lesson-plan/63841.html>.

"Growing Plants indoors." Great Plant Escape. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 June 2005. <http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case1/c1fa


Growing Plants." Growing Plants. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2012. <http://www.growingplants.org/>.


"What Liquids Do Plants Grow Best In?." Ask Questions, Get Free Answers - Blurtit. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Feb. 2012. <http://www.blurtit.com/q640096.html>.

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Results

Data Table

	Milk	Tea	Orange Juice	Vinegar	Soda	Water	Water with Miracle Grow
Day 1- # of seeds germinating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Day 2- # of seeds germinating	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Day 3- # of seeds germinating	0	1	0	1	0	2	1
Day 4- # of seeds germinating	0	2	0	0	0	3	2
Day 5 -# of seeds germinating	0	2	0	2	0	4	3
Day 6- # of seeds germinating	2	2	1	2	0	6	3
Day 7- # of seeds germinating	2	3	2	2	0	6	5

Conclusion-
Conclusion
My hypothesis was that the water with miracle grow would have the most success with sprouting bean seeds and that the soda would have the least success. My results did not support my hypothesis. Some patterns and trends that my data showed was that as the amount of acidity in the liquid, the fewer beans that sprouted. The relationship between the independent and the depend variables was strong because the acid in the liquids had a major effect on the bean seeds and disabled them to grow. The test that I made did not go very smoothly for a few reasons such as my cats drinking the milk, the sun evaporating the water, and moving locations during the process. An interesting future study might be testing to see how drinks with higher levels of acidity affect the teeth over night compared to drinks with less levels of acidity.

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Discussion

The purpose of my experiment was to test which liquid: Orange Juice, soda, vinegar, milk, water, and water with miracle grow, would sprout the most bean seeds in the time period of 5 days. The results of my experiment were that water was the best for growing seeds and soda was the worst. Water with miracle grow still sprouted seeds but not quite as much as the regular water. Since Soda has a large amount of acid, the bean seeds didn’t sprout.

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